Phase 2 - KLIA to South China Sea

Ground or Ground-to-Air Events

Aircraft or Air-to-Ground Events

8 March 2014   00:41:58 MYT

ACARS take-off report generated.

8 March 2014   00:42:00 MYT

MH370 departs Runway 32R, KLIA, with 239 persons on board (227 passengers, 12 crew). Aircraft is Boeing 777-200ER, registration 9M-MRO.

8 March 2014   00:42:04 MYT

In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) SMS/e-mail application sends normal beginning-of-flight message via SATCOM, confirming Flight ID: MAS370, origin airport: WMKK, and destination airport: ZBAA.

8 March 2014   00:42:43 MYT

The Take-off Report generated by the Aircraft Condition Monitoring System (ACMS) at 00:41:58 MYT was sent by ACARS to MAS over a satellite communications datalink.

8 March 2014   00:42:53 MYT

Lumpur Departure clears MH370 to climb to 18,000 feet; cancel the Standard Instrument Departure (SID) clearance and track direct to waypoint IGARI; and contact Lumpur Radar on frequency 132.6 MHz.

Ground-to-Ground   8 March 2014   00:43:31 MYT

KL ACC Sector 3 Planner coordinates with Ho Chi Minh ACC (HCM ACC) via Direct Speech Circuit, relaying MH370's ETA at IGARI as 1722 UTC and SSR transponder code A2157.

8 March 2014   00:46:39 MYT

MH370 transferred to Lumpur Radar.

8 March 2014   00:46:43 MYT

A Position Report generated at 00:46:43 MYT recorded the aircraft at an altitude of 10,482 feet with an airspeed of 261.8 knots.

8 March 2014   00:46:58 MYT

MH370 cleared to climb to FL250.

8 March 2014   00:50:08 MYT

MH370 cleared to climb to FL350.

8 March 2014   00:51:43 MYT

A Position Report generated at 00:51:43 MYT recorded the aircraft at an altitude of 21,193 feet with an airspeed of 301.1 knots.

8 March 2014   00:52:21 MYT

Second ACARS take-off report generated.

8 March 2014   00:55:58 MYT

Climb Report generated by ACMS sent to MAS by ACARS over SATCOM.

8 March 2014   00:56:43 MYT

A Position Report generated at 00:56:43 MYT recorded the aircraft at an altitude of 28,938 feet with an airspeed of 303.1 knots.

8 March 2014   01:01:17 MYT

MH370 reports maintaining FL350.

8 March 2014   01:01:43 MYT

A Position Report generated at 01:01:43 MYT recorded the aircraft at an altitude of 34,998 feet with an airspeed of 278.0 knots.

8 March 2014   01:06:43 MYT

ACARS last position report data recorded on aircraft (Table 2.3A): altitude 35,004�ft, CAS 278.4�kt, Mach 0.821, TAT ?13.1�C, SAT ?39.1�C, TAS 473.4�kt, wind 293�/42�kt, position 6.6731�N�103.5740�E. (Note: data recording time 1706:43�UTC; transmission time 1707:29�UTC.)

8 March 2014   01:07:29 MYT

Last ACARS position report transmitted by MH370 via satellite communication system.

8 March 2014   01:07:48 MYT

Last Data-2 ACARS message received at the Ground Earth Station (GES). No further SATCOM Data-2 ACARS messages received for the remainder of the flight; suggests ACARS equipment failed, was disabled or was powered down between 1707:48 and approx. 1825:00.

8 March 2014   01:07:56 MYT

MH370 reports maintaining FL350 (second report).

8 March 2014   01:11:59 MYT

HCM ACC Secondary Radar (Tan Son Nhut, Camau Province) and ADS-B (Conson Island) track MH370 heading for waypoint IGARI.

01:11:59 MYT   8 March 2014

MH370 heading towards waypoint IGARI; SSR Transponder operational; ADS-B operational

8 March 2014   01:11:00 MYT

Bangkok ACC (AEROTHAI) radar detects SSR transponder code A2157 on radar display as MH370 tracks toward waypoint IGARI.

01:11:00 MYT   8 March 2014   STATUS

MH370 heading towards waypoint IGARI; SSR Transponder operational and transmitting code A2157.

8 March 2014   01:19:26 MYT

KL ACC instructs MH370 to contact HCM ACC on radio frequency 120.9 MHz.

01:19:26 MYT   8 March 2014   STATUS

VHF radio functional (message received, see response at 01:19:30 MYT) however, there should have been a read-back of the frequency one two zero decimal niner (120.9 MHz).

01:19:30 MYT   8 March 2014

MH370 acknowledges with Good night Malaysian Three Seven Zero.

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Aircraft Communication and Reporting System

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Boeing 777-200 Extended Range

Aircraft Registration Number for the Boeing 777 used for Flight MH370. More Info

In Flight Entertainment system

Short Message Service, a text message

Satellite Communications

Flight Identifier, for example MH370

Malaysia Airline Systems flight MH370

Aircraft identification Malaysian 370

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (ICAO 4-letter location indicator)

Beijing Capital International Airport (formerly Peking) (ICAO 4-letter location indicator)

Aircraft Condition Monitoring System

Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) + 8 hours

Malaysia Airline Systems

Standard Instrument Departure

Waypoint Country SG Latitude 6° 56' 10.00" N Longitude 103° 35' 6.00" E More Info

Megahertz

Kuala Lumpur Area Control Centre (or Air Traffic Control Centre)

Area Control Centre (or Air Traffic Control Centre)

Ho Chi Minh (Viet Nam) Area Control Centre (or Air Traffic Control Centre)

Estimated time of Arrival

Coordinated Universal Time

Secondary Surveillance Radar - A surveillance radar system which uses transmitters/receivers system (interrogators) and transponders.

Flight Level at 25000 feet

Flight Level at 35000 feet

Calibrated Airspeed, OR Calculated airspeed (knots) (Engine Health Monitoring Parameter)

Knot - A unit of speed that is equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour

Total Air Temperature (Degrees Celsius)

Static Air Temperature

Ground earth station. A satellite ground station sends or receives data from orbiting satellites. (Source: ATSB)

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast

A device that emits an identifying signal in response to an interrogating received signal from a communications satellite or ground station. (Source: ATSB)

AEROTHAI is the air navigation service provider responsible for the provision of Air Traffic Services within the Bangkok Flight Information Region (FIR)

SSR transponder code A2157 allocated to Flight MH370

Very High Frequency